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131-082 Age of Stalin 1924 - 1953 | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof S Wheatcroft |
Prerequisites | Usually 131-050 The Russian Revolution 1890-1924. see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject considers several key aspects of Soviet history from the death of Lenin in 1924 to the death of Stalin in 1953. The subject describes the growth of the Soviet state, the move from the New Economic Policy to planned industrialisation and collectivisation of agriculture, the growth of the Red Army, urbanisation and major social transformations. Students will be asked to consider Stalin's role in the political system from archival and other records, not exclusively from myth, alongside a discussion of the successes of the regime, including victory in World War II, as well as the costs, including political repression. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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